...On a Wintery Day...

...We went for a walk through the town. Josiah, Christianna, Faith, Theresa and I (Grace). The snow was falling lightly as we made a quick stop at the library to drop off Charity. When we came out and headed over to the quilt shop the flakes were coming down more heavily. After drooling over bolts and bolts of gorgeous fabric and talking with the friendly ladies there working on quilts we stepped out again into the swirling snow globe and made our way towards the Mill, stopping briefly to take pictures on the porch of our dear "wish it were open again" Parlor. A quick stop for a snow ball fight in front of the town hall and then a quickening of our pace to get to the covered bridge before we turned into snowballs! What a beautiful sight! All around us the glory of our great Creator filled our view, a sweet reminder of Christ's cleansing blood washing us as white as snow!

"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Isaiah 1:18

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7

Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.

- Elvina M. Hall

Join us this weekend...

For the 7th annual Presentation of

George Frederic Handel's Messiah!

Two Performances

This Saturday and Sunday, December 1-2

3:00 pm

at

Marlette United Methodist Church

3155 Main St. Marlette

FREE ADMISSION!!

refreshments following

As White As Snow

The snow that falls so pure and white,
against the grey and cloudy sky,

it makes me think of Jesus Christ
and how to pay for sins He died
upon that horrid cross.

So now, I may, though dark with sin,
be clean, and white and pure within,
as white as falling snow.

~ fas 11-26-7

Thoughts and prayers of Thanks

Psalm 116:17

I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.

"I give thanks unto my God for this; that I am found worthy to be among those whom the world hateth."Jerome

Leviticus 22:29

And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it of your own free will.

Philippians 4:6

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

Psalm 69:30

I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

1 Corinthians 15:57

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 136:1

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Revelation 7:12

saying: “ Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

~Hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving! All glory and thanks be to God!

In Everything Give Thanks!

Here is a quick peak at Yesterdays happenings. So much to be thankful for...


..Safety in traveling to Port Huron in the Winter wonderland!


...Uncle Tim and Aunt Carmen's hospitality in their spacious house.


...being able to meet A. Carmen and U. Tim's "Adopted" grandchildren!


...Delicious food! WAY to much to eat!


...The joy of being able to hear and participate in a multi-lingual singing time!

...And so much more!

Happy Thanks Giving 2007!

Cries of "It snowed!" echoed throughout the house this Thanksgiving morning as almost all of us were up bright and early to gaze at the white washed scenery around us. Only a couple went out into the frigid environment but the results were these pictures of our first snow of our first season of winter at the new house!

May you all be blessed this remembrance day (as we thank God for His blessings upon us) and be filled with hearts full of gratitude and joy! Oh yes, and try not to eat to much!!

In Christ's name,

~Grace

Sharing a Recipe

A friend shared this recipe recently and since we had some left over pumpkin in the fridge I just had to try it. Delicious! Everyone liked it and Josiah even said that he wants to use this recipe for his birthday cake!


A wonderfully moist harvest snack full of flavor!

Pumpkin Snack Cake

1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar (I used raw cane crystals and honey)

1 tsp allspice
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 cup canned pumpkin.

Mix dry ingredients in an ungreased 8 x 8 inch (I doubled : 9 x 13) pan.

Slowly stir in remaining ingredients.

Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.

~Enjoy~

~Off the Beaten Path~

Last Wednesday four of our ladies, one of our gentlemen and the two Eddy ladies headed out on a trip across "town" (or rather the county) to visit a small country gift and craft shop that the Eddys had stopped by at earlier this season. Boy were we in for a treat! Miller Medley "Off the Beaten Path" is a small, on the farm, home business run by Sue Miller and her husband. Their main expertice is leaded glass, the beauty of soldering lead around glass in intricate designs and styles for whatever suites your needs.







One of the main attractions and reasons we went was to look at these buttons! Lots and lots of buttons, all different shapes and colors, all just for 10/$1.00!

The atmosphere of the whole place was so cozy and welcoming, beautifully decorated and so homemade!


Old window frames made into shelving units and covered with all sorts of beautiful and unique gifts and treasures!

Old books, hand crafted pottery, beeswax candles and needlework art decorated bookshelves.

However most prominant throughout the whole little store was the eye catching beauty hanging from above and glimmering by the window and in the front door - the gorgeous work of leaded glass created my Mrs. Miller.

As she invited us to join her in her workshop in the next room, I soon came to understand the mistery of this unique art that I had before never even fathomed how it was done!

A wall of cubbies holding different sheets of glass, all different colores and textures... a long table covered with works in progress and another bench behind that held all the equipment to help create these peices of art! So organized and practical with the use of instruments, down to the use of a sharpy marker!

After asking many questions and finally started to get the idea of how it all worked she asked if we wanted to try some ourselves and tried our hand at cutting glass. Quite the remarkable experience and as Josiah started working his little "line" became a unique little creation!

As the ladies had been talking Josiah had been working on cutting out a design - the outline of a house. Mrs Miller went from there and help him finish it up with smoothing the edges, this making us all laugh as he had him wear her "goggles" to protect his eyes!

What a sport! The glasses had a little magnification to them which made it all the more hilarious!

After that she showed him how to cover it with a copper strip, press it smooth and then solder the edges completely with metal to seal it off. Yes, Josiah was allowed to touch the 700 degree hot tool and yes, mom walked out of the room!! =)

The result? A special experience for Josiah and over all a wonderful day we will not forget!

Thank you Eddys for taking us along for the adventure! =)

And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15